Radiation Therapy: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

The landscape of cancer treatment is undergoing a paradigm shift, driven by rapid advances in radiation therapy technology, a growing understanding of tumor biology, and the integration of immunotherapy and targeted agents into multimodal treatment strategies. Despite these developments, critical knowledge gaps remain, including the optimal dose fractionation schemes in the era of hypofractionation, the evolving role of radiation therapy in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted agents, the application of artificial intelligence to enhance treatment planning and clinical decision-making, and the pursuit of precision radiation oncology tailored to individual tumor and patient characteristics.

This Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine, "Radiation Therapy: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives," aims to address these challenges. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and clinical studies covering a broad scope, including (but not limited to) metastasis-directed therapy, palliative radiotherapy optimization, disease-specific advances across various cancer types, quality of life outcomes, and novel technologies in radiation oncology.

We invite researchers and clinicians from multidisciplinary backgrounds to contribute their insights and help shape the future direction of radiation oncology.

Dr. Jongmoo Park
Dr. Jaehyeon Park
Prof. Dr. Jae-won Park
Guest Editors

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